What is Tensegrity Medicine™?
Tensegrity means tension integrity, an architectural term that describes a balanced structure maintains its volume because it is comprised of equal forces of distraction and compression. Constant energy pulling in and pushing out, fascia self organizes to distribute the forces of movement for maximum stability and mobility. The more research that comes out about our connective tissue system we realize that THIS describes our body! The alignment of our skeleton is 100% dependent on the balanced tension of the connective tissue. A TM practitioner works within the BioTensegrity framework which understands that our body is not a mechanical structure to be treated in parts but rather our body is a continuous, multidimensional structure to be assessed and treated in its interconnected wholeness. We are always adapting to the internal and external stressors that push and pull on our systems. Interwoven in our physical patterns are nervous system protections, emotions and mental beliefs. The goal of a TM session is to create safety and spaciousness by balancing all states of our being into tension integrity. The client’s higher self leads the session, tensegral assessments identify root causes of pain patterns, awareness and honoring nervous system protections while treating the physical restrictions restores adaptability and resiliency in the body for results that hold.
Cutting edge manual and energy medicine techniques are used including Core Synchronization, Structural Integration, Bowenwork, Reciprocal Gliding with ligament stimulation, and energy medicine that balances all parts of our energy anatomy. All are light touch and stimulate communication between the fascial system and the nervous system. Fascia envelops all tissue-muscular, skeletal, neural, visceral, lymphatic and vascular so not only does a TM session address back pain, sciatica, neck/knee/shoulder pain, carpal tunnel, plantar fasciitis, etc but a TM session can rebalance the autonomic nervous system which auto regulates many systems in the body subsequently improving migraines, fibromyalgia, digestion and our bodies response to stress.
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History of Tensegrity
Architect, Buckminster Fuller and sculptor, Kenneth Snelson identified the relationship between continuous tension and discontinuous compression and coined the term Tensegrity to describe the concept. Stephen Levin MD, an orthopedic spine surgeon, applied the tensegrity paradigm to our soft matter biology human structure=Biotensegrity. Currently biotensegrity theory and research is applied from a micro to a macro level in the body.
Kelly Clancy, developer of Tensegrity Medicine™ based out of Seattle, WA, teaches nationally and internationally on topics related to biotensegrity, the latest fascia research, biotensegral therapeutic assessment and light touch manual therapy. In her 35 years of clinical practice specializing in chronic pain, Kelly recognized the link of emotions, cognitive belief patterns and perceptions and how they affect the body-mind connection in health and well being. Kelly Clancy is also an internal family systems practitioner, a framework for the embodiment dialogue in Tensegrity Medicine.
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Whole Body Therapy
Tensegrity Medicine™ practitioners are connective tissue specialists, experts in the areas of the neurofascial system, whole body biotensegrity assessment, innovative, cutting edge light touch manual therapies, somatic sense perception training and dialoguing skills involving the body, thoughts, perceptions and emotions.
Fascia Research Articles
“The biomechanical model in manual therapy: Is there an ongoing crisis or just the need to revise the underlying concept and application?”
Christian Lunghi, DO, ND a,b , Paolo Tozzi, MSc Ost, DO, PT a,b, *, Giampiero Fusco, DO, PT
“A theoretical framework for the role of fascia in manual therapy”
Nigel Simmonds, BSc, MChiro, Peter Miller, BSc, DC, MSc, DChiro*, Hugh Gemmell, DC, EdD
“Telocytes: Connective tissue repair and communication cells”
Journal of Bodywork & Movement Therapies
